Telephone directory becoming unpopular

More than half of the Maltese population do not make use of the printed version of the telephone directory, a survey commissioned by the Malta Communications Authority found.

The survey, held in April, found that 15.5 percent of those interviewed felt that the printed version completely lost its relevance while another 31.5 cent felt that its relevance had diminished. Sixty percent said they did not use it.

However, people aged 50 to 64 years regularly use the directory.

An MCA spokesman said that not re-printing the directory would predominantly impact people aged 50 years and up. An alternative solution would be giving callers a limited number of free 118 calls.